rhetoric

Meanings

Noun

• using language effectively to please or persuade
• high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
• loud and confused and empty talk
  • "mere rhetoric"
• study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

Synonyms

empty talk, empty words, grandiloquence, grandiosity, hot air, magniloquence, ornateness, palaver